Harris may need less of popular vote to win electoral college
In 2020, Joe Biden won the national popular vote for president by 4.5 percentage points, a seemingly safe margin that should have easily put him in the White House. But…
U.S. restarts offensive weapons sales to Saudi Arabia after lengthy ban
The Biden administration is lifting its years-long suspension of offensive arms shipments to Saudi Arabia, authorizing an initial shipment of air-to-ground munitions and saying it would consider additional new transfers…
The GOP’s new worry: Trump can’t drive a coherent message
The superficial, oversimplified reason Democrats decided to turn the page on President Joe Biden in the 2024 election was that he was too old. The more specific reason may have…
Delta says chaos after CrowdStrike outage cost it $550 million
Delta Air Lines on Thursday said last month’s CrowdStrike outage and subsequent mass flight cancellations cost it some $550 million and reiterated that it is pursuing legal claims against the company as well as Microsoft. The…
Three Disney films could top $1 billion this year after box office rut
After years of starts and stops at the box office, Disney appears to have hit a groove in 2024. Its latest Pixar film, “Inside Out 2,” is now the highest-grossing animated film of all…
Walz’s honeymoon with China gets fresh scrutiny as Harris camp blasts ‘lying’ critics
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is facing scrutiny from Republicans over what they say are pro-China remarks, including an interview in which the Democratic vice presidential nominee said he does not…
Democrats move to avoid ‘Swift Boat’ redux in attacks on Walz service
On Tuesday, a few hours after Vice President Kamala Harris revealed she’d picked Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate, the conservative radio host Erick Erickson posted a video…
Justice Neil Gorsuch says Americans getting ‘thwacked’ by too many laws
As U.S. Supreme Court Justice Neil M. Gorsuch sees it, an explosion in the complexity of the nation’s regulations is overburdening Americans and often trampling their rights and livelihoods. Less…
Man who violently fought cops gets 2nd longest Jan. 6 sentence: 20 years
David N. Dempsey came to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol well prepared and well experienced in committing violence at political rallies. Dempsey wore a bullet-proof tactical…
With 28 days until voting starts, ‘election season’ kicks off sooner than you think
There are 88 days until Election Day on Tuesday, Nov. 5. But if Americans vote like they did in the last two election cycles, most of them will have already…